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SU Honorary Trustee, VPA alumna Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer dies at 101

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer ’33 H’90, an honorary member of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees and an alumna of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Lewisberry, Pa. She was 101. Born in 1911 in…

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Building Digital Library Collections in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Thursday, October 11, 2012, By News Staff

You are invited to an informal discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 24, with Laurie Kutner, a University of Vermont librarian and SU alum (Maxwell G’85 and iSchool G’98) who directs the SU iSchool Costa Rica summer internship project. This discussion will…

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Faculty meeting with library review team

Wednesday, October 10, 2012, By News Staff

This fall, from Oct. 14-17, the library will undergo an external peer review. Jim Neal, dean of libraries at Columbia University, will lead the team, and will be joined by others from Dartmouth, Miami and Rice universities, plus the Coalition…

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SU Library presents Open Access Week 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By News Staff

Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access—the principle that all research should be freely accessible online, immediately after publication —and to help inspire wider…

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Registrar’s Office closed Oct. 17 from 2-3 p.m.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By News Staff

The Registrar’s Office will be closed on Oct. 17 from 2-3 p.m. for a staff development event. Contact Person: Christine Prouty Registrar’s Office 443-1034 caprouty@syr.edu

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Call for SU Honorary Degree nominations deadline extended to Oct. 17

Thursday, October 4, 2012, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees invites all students, faculty, staff and alumni to nominate candidates to receive honorary degrees at the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Commencement ceremonies. Deadline for all nominations is Oct. 17, 2012. Persons…

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Workshop on the OECD iLibrary will be held Sept. 18

Monday, September 10, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A workshop on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development iLibrary, one of the most comprehensive online resources on the world economy, society, education and the environment, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18, from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham…

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Exhibition of Marcel Breuer’s architecture opens Sept. 13 at Bird Library

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University Library’s fall exhibition “Assembly-line Architecture: Repetition and Innovation in the Work of Marcel Breuer” opens with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 5 p.m. in the Special Collections gallery on Bird Library’s sixth floor.

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Art work by SU librarian Ann Skiold opens in Ortwine Gallery

Friday, August 31, 2012, By News Staff

Featured works by Ann Skiold, fine arts, Spanish and Italian language and literature librarian at Syracuse University Library are now on display in the Robert G. Ortwine Gallery on the sixth floor of Bird Library.

Health & Society

New study finds female athletes rarely used as ad spokespeople

Friday, August 24, 2012, By Michele Barrett

As athletes and fans celebrated new world records, international milestones and personal bests during the 2012 London Olympic Games, one story that repeated itself was the prominent role female athletes played in fueling U.S. Olympic success and medal count. The…